College football's 100 best games of 2019: 80-61
In this second installment, we're focusing on the most exciting upsets and near upsets of the year, from Georgia State's shocking win over Tennessee to Notre Dame's escape against Virginia Tech.
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2020 Schedule
4-8, 5th in American Athletic - East
Smith’s 5 passing TDs sends Tulsa to win over E. Carolina
Zach Smith threw a career-high five touchdown passes, Shamari Brooks ran for a career-high 202 yards and Tulsa beat East Carolina 49-24 on Saturday.
ECU's trick play goes horribly wrong (0:41)
Crawford takes off for 66-yard TD (0:23)
East Carolina pulls out 31-24 victory over UConn
Holton Ahler scored on a 2-yard run with 3:31 remaining in the game and East Carolina rallied last in a 31-24 victory over Connecticut on Saturday.
ECU seals win with red zone INT in final seconds (0:32)
Ahlers keeps it himself to give ECU late lead (0:17)
Byrd left open in end zone for ECU TD (0:24)
Pinnix leaps over pile for ECU TD (0:18)
LSU shreds Bama, Minnesota makes a CFP run and Illinois is bowling?!? Week 11 gets weird
The Tigers scored 46 points against Alabama's defense, P.J. Fleck and Minnesota upset Penn State, and a wild Saturday of college football turned normal realities upside down.
No. 23 SMU bounces back, tops ECU 59-51 in another shootout
Shane Buechele threw five touchdown passes, Xavier Jones broke one of Eric Dickerson's school records and No. 23 SMU bounced back from a first loss that dramatically changed the course of its season, outscoring East Carolina 59-51 on Saturday.
Ahlers finds Omotosho for a late score (0:15)
Buechele finds Granson for third scoring connection of game (0:22)
Ahlers, Snead connect for third TD vs. SMU (0:28)
Jones finds wipe-open field for 64-yard TD (0:27)
Snead breaks tackle, turns on jets for 47-yard TD (0:27)
Byrd bobbles ball, but holds on for 45-yard ECU TD (0:33)
ECU defender gets Mossed by Proche on 51-yard TD (0:20)
Snead comes up with an incredible catch for a 36-yard TD (0:25)
Jones powers through line after big gain from Rice (0:42)
Buechele connects with Granson again for 2nd TD (0:23)
Ahlers unleashes a 68-yard TD pass to Hatfield (0:28)
Buechele delivers a strike to Granson for a TD (0:24)
No. 17 Cincinnati escapes with 46-43 victory over ECU
Sam Crosa kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired to give No. 17 Cincinnati a 46-43 victory over East Carolina on Saturday night.
2019 American Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| UCF | 6-2 | 10-3 |
| Temple | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| South Florida | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| East Carolina | 1-7 | 4-8 |
| UConn | 0-8 | 2-10 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Memphis | 7-1 | 12-2 |
| Navy | 7-1 | 11-2 |
| SMU | 6-2 | 10-3 |
| Tulane | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| Houston | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Tulsa | 2-6 | 4-8 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards288.822nd
Rushing Yards141.391st
Points For26.886th
Points Against33.7
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2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Garcia | QB-PP | Signed | 77 |
| Sean Tucker | CB | Signed | 75 |
| Teylor Jackson | S | Signed | 75 |
| Shane Calhoun | TE-H | Signed | 75 |
| Xavier McIver | DT | Signed | 74 |